Holes Voc. Chapters 1-7

Laura M. (United States of America)
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  1. perseverance
    the act of continuing or repeating
  2. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  3. expelling
    any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
  4. deftly
    in an agile manner
  5. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  6. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  7. expanse
    a wide and open space or area, as of land, sea, or sky
  8. excavate
    recover through digging
  9. perimeter
    a line enclosing a plane area
  10. juvenile
    of or relating to children or young people
  11. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  12. stifling
    characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
  13. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  14. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
Created on Thu Jan 29 09:35:57 EST 2009

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